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Female reproductive aging : the proceedings of the 10th Reinier de Graaf Symposium, Zeist, the Netherlands, 9-11 September, 1999

edited by E. R. Tevelde, P. L. Pearson and F. J. Brokekmans

(Studies in profertility series, v. 9)

Parthenon Pub. Group, 2000

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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This iis a clinical reference by leading authorities on the mechanisms causing reproductive aging in the female. It contains the information on infertility problems caused by the age-related decrease in fecundity and documents, also, recent developments in the recognition and management of age-related infertility in clinical practice.

Table of Contents

Preface: Reinier de Graaf and his symposium. Reinier de Graaf lecture: Reinier de Graaf and the discovery of the ovary. State-of-the- art lecture: Definition and character of reproductive aging and senescence. General aspects of reproductive aging and general aging: Why do women have a mid-life menopause? Grandmothering and the evolution of human longevity. Similarities between general and reproductive aging. Concepts in female reproductive aging. Postponement of childbearing and its effect on the prevalence of subfecundity. Physiology and endocrinology of reproductive aging: Mathematical models for follicle development and depletion. The endocrinology of ovarian (reproductive) aging in women. Ultrasound and ovarian reserve. Follicle development before and during the menstrual cycle. Age-dependent decline of female fecundity is caused by early fetal loss. Genetics and molecular biology of reproductive aging: Genetic parameters of oocyte aging. The determinants of non-disjuncti on and their possible relationship to oocyte aging. The control of mammalian female meiosis and the factors that influence chromosome segregation. The potential role of the oocyte in follicle development and ovarian aging. Mitochondrial dysfunction and ovarian aging. Transgenic animal models and ovarian function. Clinical aspects of reproductive aging: Premature ovarian failure. Clinical consequences of elevated follicle stimulating hormone levels in the patient treated for infertility. Oocyte quality versus endometrium quality in in vitro fertilization. Preimplantation assessment of human embryos from women of advanced age and patients with recurrent miscarriage. Index.

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  • NCID
    BA56504920
  • ISBN
    • 185070676X
  • LCCN
    97002670
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xvi, 300 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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